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onenote

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4. The Commissioner of Labor Statistics is a political appointment, not civil service.

Reply to Wiz Imp (Reply #3)

Sat Aug 2, 2025, 12:57 PM

Aug 2025

She began her career as a civil servant but she became Commissioner of Labor Statistics after being nominated to the position by President Biden and confirmed by the US Senate.

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I'm pretty sure she can sue him for defamation. Wiz Imp Aug 2025 #3

The Commissioner of Labor Statistics is a political appointment, not civil service. onenote Aug 2025 #4

It's a position appointed by the President but is explicitly supposed to be non-political in nature. Wiz Imp Aug 2025 #5

The FTC case is dissimilar. onenote Aug 2025 #6